diff --git a/pkg/utils/pkgmgr.py b/pkg/utils/pkgmgr.py
index 5648f9cc..b2fb740c 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/pkgmgr.py
+++ b/pkg/utils/pkgmgr.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def install(package):
 
 
 def install_requirements(file):
-    pipmain(['install', '-r', file])
+    pipmain(['install', '-r', file, "--upgrade"])
     main.reset_logging()